Clothespin package



March 31, 1942. H, a SMH' 2,277,669'

CLOTHESPIN PACKAGE Original Filed April l2, 1938 Patented Mar. 31, 1942UNI-fr En sfr-Ar PATENT or Fil ce.

CLOTHESBIN PACKAGE v Howard B. Smith, Port Washington. Y.`

Originalapplication April 512,l 1938;"l Serial-Noi` Divided andthis-.application Marchi 11, 194.0, seriaiNo. 323,29ef

14 Claims. (c1: 205:-471

T'hisv invention -relates to packagesfor. clothes` pins andthe'like-andhas-for its object tov provideA a simple and inexpensiveyetrugged and attractive package forclothes pins. Anotherfobject-is. toprovide means for holdinga number of clothes: pins on a stick orI other.supportby clamping-- them longitudinallyoi 'saidsupport andlaterallyofthezclothes pins. A further-Objectis. to 'pro-i vide. a row Aof'clothes. pins Within la transparent Wrapper Without thesupport`onvvhich' theyfareL mounted being Visible.

Still another object is to arrange'.` adjacent clothes pins on a stickor other support with contiguous pins` being arranged vinopposite directions and their contiguous'sides beingHshaped-ftof form an.interlocking` recess` and projection.

Referring to the drawing,.Fig. 1 showsa pre-v package,J

The lclothes pins shown in Fig. 1 are-arranged on a vsupportingstick-'mito .Whichthe prongs of each pin: frictionally adhere.

for a purpose hereinafterto .be described.- As illustrated, alternateypins I I have: their prongs extending in the-y same direction, Whereasthey prongs of the other set of alternatepinsextend in the oppositedirection to those of itherst set,

thesame being designated byfthe numerals I2. A= Wrapper for holdingthepins `contiguous one another in adirection longitudinallyof theYstickl The stick I0 is preferablymader in tWoparts, I-avand -IIl---bEach end of the clothes 'lineJ is held. in place bybeing tucked into theportion of the slot of theend pin-Whichfliesbetween the edge of thestick and the pin body-at the innerv notchbeing of va width:substantially equal tothe diameterof the clothes line', and thelengthofl such notch or recessY beingsuicientto receivethe tucked in endof the clothes line.

The contiguous .1 sides of the pinsl are inot straight, but are shapedto provide interlocking projection .and recess-portions, the projectionsbeing designated by the numerals Ill'ffandy the cooperative recessportions. bythe numerals I5..y In this Way, Whenthe pins arelaterallyclamped on thestick thereisfthen little'orsno chance of any 1 pinvbeing; Withdrawn., from the.

packageairria: pdir'e'ction :transversely :of the: stick,

becausefthe-:recess andaprojectiena pprtionsilE andv ldpreclude it. Y

AWrapper of ytransparent'cellulose sheetingil 9 or thef'like is4arranged .toL provide-a snuglyfitting: envelope: enclosingf ,thepreviously-'described assemblage, and: this Wrapper lg'mayialsoassistfrictiont ori-,the stick and any :interlocking ac'` `tionwith vlaterallycontiguous pins. Other .'convenient ways :of :retaining rtheends of vtheclothes line may be used', for example,V common pins,

Stuck laterally; thro-ugh the .ends-ofy the line' and into. contiguousstrands; orpaper labels .may bei pasted over the'endsfof :the-lineftohold them in;

placa A Ylength of lineis chosen suchthatrwhen woundit justsubstantiallycovers the vstick and no more.

To. assemble A`the `package Vshown 'f in Figl 1 the:

tive-looking packagefand/alsov to provide aneater. pinsince it istheheador body-portion ofthe pin .which is subjectedto'the-greatestf'handling and'y likelihood of becomingvsoiled;This-dipping just referred to. only extends` down v to aboutwheretheprongs begin andpreierably not ben yond. After the) heads havebeen coated. and

dried, thetworporti'ons `of the stick* E9e-a5. and. lOl-b -aremovedtogether to vforni the pins eachY The clothesline is` then Wrapped raround the/pins ytoV mounted.v on yboth portions of. the stick.

clamp them in position with the lateral interlocking meansbeinggeiectivef to preventI` With-` drawal of afpin ina directiontransverse to the stick. Inzlig.` 2 it will be seenhow theY prongs. I'I'of each' pin. frictionally contactthe two'por-y tions'oi.- the-stickwhich arerecei-ved within the slot .of each pin.

The' slight lateral recessing for. theprongs of the clothes pindescribed-.in connection With'Fig. l assists tosome extentinfmaking theprongs more flexible.` The .package ofvFig. 1 need not necessarilyinclude-.the clothesline', sincevv the I paper 'envelope may; be;tightlyttediabout .the

package to securely hold the pins against displacement either laterallyor longitudinally of the stick. The stick, of course, may be in one ortwo parts as described. If desired, the flat faces of the stick may beslightly bevelled, just enough to cause the prongs better to engage thestick over their substantially contiguous surfaces.

This application is a division of my copending application S. N. 201,517filed April 12, 1938, which has eventuated into Letters Patent No.2,296,733, dated July 2, 1940.

I claim:

1. A package of similar clothes pins comprising a supporting means onwhich the pinsl are mounted in alternate manner Iin substantialalignment with the supporting` means received in the slot of each pin,the contiguous sides of the pins being each shaped to provideinterlocking projection and recessed portions, and means holding saidpins contiguous one another whereby said pins are held against beingremoved from said supporting means by said interlocking proj ection andrecess portions.

2. A package of clothes pins comprising a stick frictionally fittingbetween the prongs and substantially contiguous the inner ends of theslots formed in the pins between the prongs, and a clothes line wrappedaround said pins and holding them against displacement longitudinally ofthe stick and substantially contiguous one another, the end portions ofsaid line being tucked into the slot of an end pin between the stick andthe body of such pin, the stick being of reduced Width along the tuckedin ends of said line whereby the pins may be arranged in substantialalignf jecting in the same direction and the prongs of f contiguous pinsprojecting in opposite directions, a wrapper holding the pins contiguousAone another on said supporting member, and means preventing withdrawalof any one of the pins from said supporting member and comprisinginterlocking recess and projection portions on the sides of each pincooperating with complementary portions of contiguous pins.

4. A package of clothes pins comprising a stick longitudinally dividedinto at least two parts, clothes pins alternately arranged on the stickin substantial alignment and with the stick substantially contiguous thebody end of each slot between the prongs, the sides of the pinscontiguous other pins being shaped to provide interlocking projectionand recess portions adapted to prevent Withdrawal of a pin laterally ofsaid stick, a clothes line wrapped around said pins and holding themtogether in a direction longitudinal of the stick and a substantiallytransparent wrapper enclosing said pins and line tightly enough for thewrapper to assist in holding the pins against displacement eitherlongitudinally or laterally of said stick.

5. The method of preparing and packagingv clothes pins which comprisesmounting a plurality of clothes pins on a stick spaced from one anotherby about the width of a pin, similarly mounting another plurality ofpins on another stick, coating the body portions of the pins by dippingeach plurality of pins into a coating fluid while same are held on saidstick, bringing the sticks and pins together with the stickssubstantially contiguous one another within the prongs of the pins andwith the pins alternately arranged, and wrapping said pins to hold themsubstantially contiguous one another in a direction longitudinally ofthe sticks.

6. A package of similar clothes pins comprising a supporting means onwhich the pins are mounted in alternate manner in substantial alignmentwith the supporting means received in the slot of each pin, thecontiguous sides of the pins being each shaped to provide interlockingprojection and recessed portions, and means holding said pins contiguousone another where- 'by said pins are held against being removed fromsaid supporting means by said interlocking projection and recessportions, said holding means comprising a ilexible Wrapper substantiallycontiguous the opposite ends of the pins to also assist in holding thepins on said supporting means.

7. A package of similar clothes pins comprising a supporting means onwhich the pins are mounted in alternate manner in substantial' alignmentwith the supporting means received in the slot of each pin, thecontiguous sides of the pins being each shaped to provide interlockingprojection and recessed portions, and means holding said pins contiguousone another Whereby said pins are held against being removed from saidsupporting means by said interlocking projection and recess portions,said holding means including a clothes line Wrapped around said pinstransversely thereof and longitudinally of said supporting means.

8. A package of similar clothes pins comprising a supporting means onwhich the pins are mounted in alternate manner in substantial alignmentwith the supporting means received in the slot of each pin, thecontiguous sides of the pins being each shaped to provide interlockingprojection and recessed portions, and means holding said pins contiguousone another Whereby said pins are held against being removed from saidsupporting means by said interlocking projection and recess portions,said holding means including a clothes line Wrapped around *l said pinstransversely thereof and longitudinally of said supporting means, saidline being at least of a length substantially suilicient to cover saidsupporting means.

9. A clothes pin package comprising a stick on which the pins aremounted contiguous one another With the prongs of alternate pins eX-tending in the same directions and the prongs of adjacent pins inopposite directions, the contiguous side portions of said pins beingshaped to provide interlocking projection and recess portions whereby`any pin intermediate contiguous pins is not adapted to be freelyWithdrawn from said stick Without relative movement longitudinally ofthe stick between the stick and pins on at least one side thereof.

10. A clothes pin package comprising a stick on which the pins aremounted with their contiguous side portions being shaped to provideinterlocking projection and recess parts, and tension means extendinglongitudinally of said stick for holding said pins interlocked againstbeing removed from said stick.

11. A clothes pin package comprising a stick on which the pins aremounted contiguous one another with the prongs of alternate pinsextending in the same directions and the prongs of adjacent pins inopposite directions, the contiguous side portions of said pins `beingshaped to 4provide interlocking projection and recess portions, :a lineWrapped longitudinally of said stick 12. A package of clothes pinscomprising a y stick, clothes pins alternately arranged on the stick insubstantial alignment the sides of the pins contiguous other pinsbeingsh-aped to provide interlocking projection and recess portionsadapted to prevent Withdrawal of a pin laterally of said stick, aclothes line wrapped around said pins and holding them together in adirection longitudinal of the stick `and a substantially transparentWrapper enclosing said pins and line tightly enough for the Wrapper toassist in holding the pins against displacement either longitudinally orlaterally of said stick.

13. The method of packaging clothes pins which comprises mounting aplurality of clothes pins on a stick spaced apart about the Width of apin, similarly mounting another plurality of pins on another stick,bringing the sticks and pins toward one another until the pins are insubstantial alinement longitudinally of the sticks with adjacent pinsalternately arranged, and pressing the p ins together longitudinally ofthe sticks.

14. The method of packaging Iclothes pins which comprises mounting aplurality of clothes pins on a stick spaced apart about the Width of apin, similarly mounting another plurality of pins on another stick,Vbringing the sticks and pins toward one another until the pins are insubstantial'alinement longitudinally of the sticks with adjacent `pinsalternately arranged, and pressing the pins together longitudinally ofthe sticks, with projection and recess portions on lcontiguous sides ofthe pins interlocking, and Wrapping at least one member around the pinswhereby said member tends to maintain the pins in interlockingengagement.

HOWARD B. SMITH.

